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FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Pink Bourbon Brewing Guide

Pink Bourbon is a hybrid of Red Bourbon and Yellow Bourbon. Because the hybridization success rate is relatively low, Pink Bourbon remains genuinely rare. It does possess strong disease resistance — and while Yellow Bourbon and Red Bourbon are comparatively stable in cultivation, the new hybrid is far harder to grow consistently. Precisely because cultivation is so demanding, the farmers who do grow it handle processing with exceptional care. All washing and drying take place on rooftops, and freshly harvested fruit is processed immediately, which is why the washed coffee shows such exceptional flavor clarity.

The farmer behind this FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Pink Bourbon is Gabriel Castaño. His farm, Finca La Granada, sits in the Acevedo region — the second-highest coffee region in all of Colombia — reaching elevations of 1,800 meters.

Warm days and cool nights apply just the right environmental stress to the trees. The farm covers a mere 2 hectares, on which Gabriel cultivates 8,000 Pink Bourbon plants. The richness the lot shows in cupping has steadily burnished Pink Bourbon's reputation.

This lot is processed by the classic Colombian fully washed method: after screening to remove floaters and pulping, the parchment beans ferment in concrete tanks for 24-36 hours to strip the remaining mucilage, then sun-dry for 15 days under UV-resistant plastic canopies.

FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Semi-Washed Pink Bourbon

Product Name: Pink Bourbon

Origin: Huila

Processing Method: Semi-washed

Altitude: 1,760m

Flavor: Juicy notes of grapefruit, blueberry, and sweet orange, with floral notes in the mid-palate and a persistent brown sugar finish.

Brewing Parameters

Dose: 15g; Water temperature: 90°C; Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15; Brewing method: Segmented extraction (segmented extraction)

Use 32g of water for a 30-second bloom, then continue pouring to 125g before pausing. When the water level drops to just before exposing the coffee bed, continue pouring to 225g to complete the brew. Remove the filter cone when the water level drops to just before exposing the coffee bed (timing starts from the beginning of the bloom). Total extraction time: 2'00".

Flavor Profile: Initial notes of cherry tomato and citrus, with cocoa and subtle woody notes as temperature changes. Overall mouthfeel is notably clean.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Pink Bourbon is a perfect introduction to just how versatile Colombian coffee can be — the country's beans serve everything from espresso blends to pour-over single origins, spanning bright fruit-acid styles, full-bodied styles, and perfume-forward aromatics. For a broader tour of the country, start with Huila itself: the hill country of Colombia's southern central cordillera, planted above 1,500 meters where the nation's most important rivers converge, bringing abundant water and humidity. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Huila lot, medium-dark roasted, emphasizes black chocolate and nut sweetness with moderate oils and a heavy body — equally at home in a pour-over, French press, moka pot, or espresso machine.

If you enjoy Pink Bourbon's fruit character, try the FrontStreet Línea (Dividing Line) Estate Sidra, processed by anaerobic natural fermentation — one of Colombia's celebrated new-wave methods, in which beans ferment in sealed pressure-rated stainless tanks under controlled temperature, time, and pH, either with little or no oxygen. The oxygen-free fermentation converts the coffee's sugars into more tropical-fruit aromatics; roasted medium-light, it delivers passion fruit, grape, apricot, and dried-fruit complexity whether brewed as pour-over, cold brew, drip bag, or moka pot.

And for home espresso machines or moka pots, FrontStreet's baristas strongly recommend the FrontStreet Signature Blend — a house blend built for cafés, combining the cream-and-nut character of Brazil with the deep chocolate bitterness of Colombia. It extracts a fine, golden crema and pairs beautifully with milk for a rich, silky latte, while also serving as a forgiving base for Americano, cappuccino, and mocha.